The Infinitely Complexly Stupid Rev. Falwell

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Ed

But the point he tries to make is as silly as you mention, and deceiptful
as well: It's not at all reasonable under his worldview or consistent with
it. Falwell is deliberately suggesting some sort of preternatural reality
behind the Lilith tale, but in his worldview Lilith cannot exist (although
other demons certainly can) because if she had been Adam's first wife, the
Genesis creation account is in error.

POOBAH
Ooh, that's a good point... <scratching my head> I suppose, to borrow a
technique from Alward, Falwell would argue that since the Devil is the
Father of Lies, He is using this obviously untrue myth to his advantage,
even though Jerry doesn't believe it, but the fact that these poor deluded
little ladies select a demoness as their namesake just shows how much they
need a good man to protect them. The demoness Lilith exists, but the myth
surrounding her is proof of the fact that she is a lying demoness. Or
another way, to borrow from many of the apologists we see here, just because
Genesis doesn't mention Lilith doesn't mean that the whole episode - Adam
having sex with all of the animals, God creating Lilith out of the dust,
Lilith refusing to submit to the missionary position because she is Adam's
equal since she was made from the dust just as Adam, her saying "Jehovah" &
fleeing the Garden - just because it wasn't mentioned didn't mean it didn't
happen; Moses simply chose not to mention it. How's that for a RATIONAL
harmonIZATION?

Still, what I can't quite understand is why do we as a society snicker
behind Falwell's back when he criticizes a music festival for calling itself
"Lilith Fair", but take him & his ilk seriously when they criticize, say,
Marilyn Manson for essentially doing the same thing, albeit in a more in
your face manner? Why do we as a society shake our heads when Falwell sees
homosexuality lurking behind a cartoon character, yet take these clowns at
their word when they say that the Ten Commandments will protect children
from violence?

In short, I'm still left concluding that Falwell is more consistent than our
society as a whole, and that troubles me a good deal. Of course, I suppose
I'd be more troubled if we took him seriously all of the time, so I guess
I'll just count my blessings.

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